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--00000000000046f5d5057811bb0d Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable eBird probably only flags birds as rare by county, so East Dalhousie being only fifty kilometers (as a sparrow flies) from the salt marshes of Annapolis, Kings and Lunenburg Counties is close. But you are right the habitat is not attractive to breeding Nelson's Sparrows, but a vagrant could show up in any grass area. It is possible that the Sparrow is a vagrant from the inland breeding population, two subspecies: *Ammodramus nelsoni nelsoni*, *or A. n. **alter= . *Our breeding *A. n. subvirgatus *is strictly coastal*, **A. n. **alter. *i= s also coastal along James Bay, but the inland birds *Ammodramus nelsoni nelsoni*, breed in freshwater marshes and wet meadows in Alberta and Sakatchewan where salt marshes are hard to find. Just as other western birds can get lost by ninety degrees in their migration a Nelsons Sparrow from Alberta could show up here. George Forsyth On Wed, 10 Oct 2018 at 15:57, nancy dowd <nancypdowd@gmail.com> wrote: > An experienced birder from Ontario who has an older place in Franny=E2=80= =99s > Corner, next to E Dalhousie, saw a Nelson=E2=80=99s Sparrow in their fiel= d with > some Song Sparrows. He managed to get a photo and is familiar with the > species. Nelson=E2=80=99s are not regulars around here at any time of yea= r. He > eBirded it and it does not come up as rare for the area which is kind of > strange as there are no sightings recorded for the south center of NS for > the last ten years(?). > > Nancy D > E Dalhousie, Kings > > Sent from my iPad > --00000000000046f5d5057811bb0d Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div>eBird probably only flags birds as rare by county, so= East Dalhousie being only fifty kilometers (as a sparrow flies) from the s= alt marshes of Annapolis, Kings and Lunenburg Counties is close. But you ar= e right the habitat is not attractive to breeding Nelson's Sparrows, bu= t a vagrant could show up in any grass area. <br></div><div><br></div><div>= It is possible that the Sparrow is a vagrant from the inland breeding popul= ation, two subspecies: <em class=3D"gmail-SciName gmail-notranslate">Ammodr= amus nelsoni nelsoni</em>, <em class=3D"gmail-SciName gmail-notranslate">or= A. n. </em><em class=3D"gmail-SciName gmail-notranslate">alter.=C2=A0 </em= ><span class=3D"gmail-SciName gmail-notranslate">Our breeding </span><em cl= ass=3D"gmail-SciName gmail-notranslate"><em class=3D"gmail-SciName gmail-no= translate">A. n. subvirgatus </em></em><span class=3D"gmail-SciName gmail-n= otranslate"><span class=3D"gmail-SciName gmail-notranslate">is strictly coa= stal</span></span><em class=3D"gmail-SciName gmail-notranslate"><em class= =3D"gmail-SciName gmail-notranslate">, </em></em><span class=3D"gmail-SciNa= me gmail-notranslate"><span class=3D"gmail-SciName gmail-notranslate"><em c= lass=3D"gmail-SciName gmail-notranslate">A. n. </em><em class=3D"gmail-SciN= ame gmail-notranslate">alter. </em><span class=3D"gmail-SciName gmail-notra= nslate">is also coastal along James Bay,=C2=A0 </span>but the inland birds = <em class=3D"gmail-SciName gmail-notranslate">Ammodramus nelsoni nelsoni</e= m>, breed </span></span><span class=3D"gmail-SciName gmail-notranslate"><sp= an class=3D"gmail-SciName gmail-notranslate">i</span></span><span class=3D"= gmail-SciName gmail-notranslate"><span class=3D"gmail-SciName gmail-notrans= late">n freshwater marshes and wet meadows in Alberta and Sakatchewan where= salt marshes are hard to find. Just as other western birds can get lost by= ninety degrees in their migration a Nelsons Sparrow from Alberta could sho= w up here.</span></span></div><div><br></div><div>George Forsyth<br></div><= div><span class=3D"gmail-SciName gmail-notranslate"><span class=3D"gmail-Sc= iName gmail-notranslate"></span></span><em class=3D"gmail-SciName gmail-not= ranslate"><em class=3D"gmail-SciName gmail-notranslate"></em></em></div></d= iv><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr">On Wed, 10 Oct 2018 at 1= 5:57, nancy dowd <<a href=3D"mailto:nancypdowd@gmail.com">nancypdowd@gma= il.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"m= argin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">An experience= d birder from Ontario who has an older place in Franny=E2=80=99s Corner, ne= xt to E Dalhousie, saw a Nelson=E2=80=99s Sparrow in their field with some = Song Sparrows. He managed to get a photo and is familiar with the species. = Nelson=E2=80=99s are not regulars around here at any time of year. He eBird= ed it and it does not come up as rare for the area which is kind of strange= as there are no sightings recorded for the south center of NS for the last= ten years(?).<br> <br> Nancy D<br> E Dalhousie, Kings<br> <br> Sent from my iPad<br> </blockquote></div> --00000000000046f5d5057811bb0d--
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